As people develop new experiences and gain wisdom throughout their lives, their viewpoints will inevitably change. Many people may experience an event that alters their perspective on the world. Others may not change their viewpoint based on an experience, but such an experience can make them feel even more strongly about their cause. The former of these two descriptions applies to Albert Einstein; while known primarily for being a “genius” throughout most of his life, he changed his beliefs upon witnessing the rise of Adolf Hitler and used his wisdom to change the world as it is currently known. The latter applies to Rosa Parks; while she had fought hard as a civil rights activist before she refused to give up her seat on the bus on that …show more content…
Concerned with the United States’ awareness of the potential consequences resulting from the bomb, Einstein penned another letter to President Roosevelt, emphasizing his “[great concern] about the lack of adequate contact between [scientists] who are doing this work and [Cabinet members] who are responsible for formulating policy” (Einstein, Letters to Roosevelt). Even though his communication was too late to change the United States’ mind about dropping the bomb, the outcomes of the resulting explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki led Einstein to fight for world peace. Einstein’s battle for issues such as international control of weapons and freedom of speech were complicated significantly by the Cold War, but he stood by his beliefs until his final days (Einstein Video 3). Looking back on Einstein’s life, it can be said that his experiences with changing his mind due to world events prompted him to become a leader, and his work with physics throughout his life gave him the platform to communicate his views with any …show more content…
Albert Einstein spent most of his life as a follower of Gandhian nonviolence, but his experiences with the world allowed him to be a leader both times he changed his mind on his militaristic beliefs. Rosa Parks never stopped fighting for civil rights, but the night of her arrest gave her the platform to make a larger difference in her movement. The way these two differ in their paths to leadership is that while Einstein had the platform and needed to gain experience to become a leader, Parks had the experience and never had a platform until her arrest. All in all, Albert Einstein and Rosa Parks show that both experience and being well known by the public are necessary to transition from a follower to a
In 1936 a sixth-grade student by the name of Phyllis Wright wondered if scientists pray, and if so, what for. She decided to ask one of the greatest scientists of all time, Albert Einstein. A while later he wrote a letter back to Phyllis with his response. Understanding the context and purpose of his response assist in analyzing its effectiveness. After receiving a letter from such a young student, Einstein aimed to provide Phyllis with a comprehensible answer. He intended for his response not to sway her in one way or another, but to explain science and religion do not necessarily contradict each other completely. By using appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos, Einstein achieved his purpose by articulating a response suitable for a sixth grade
In today’s society, many countries and even citizens of the United States question the U.S. government’s decision to get involved in nuclear warfare. These people deemed it unnecessary and stated that the U.S. is a hypocrite that preaches peace, but causes destruction and death. Before and during World War II the U.S. was presented with a difficult decision on whether or not to develop and use the atomic bomb. The U.S. decided to develop the atomic bomb based on the fear they had for the safety of the nation. In August 1939 nuclear physicists sent manuscripts to Albert Einstein in fear the Germany might use the new knowledge of fission on the uranium nucleus as way to construct weapons.
This is the day Albert Einstein signed the letter that prompted the U.S.’s exploration into nuclear weaponry. Frankly put, he messed up. That letter led to the laughter of civilians at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. America is an experimental country - the first wholly democratic country – and it backfires sometimes. The Creed is warped to fit a definition of a moment and the wrong course of action is pursued. Einstein didn’t sign that latter with the intention of giving the world heartache and terror. He signed it to preserves the peace and it was hopelessly misconstrued. The only peace he can make with that decision is that it is one of those undervalued days in
They insisted that Albert Einstein inform President Roosevelt about the possibility of the Germans making an atomic bomb. In late 1939, President Roosevelt ordered an American effort to make an atomic bomb before the Germans.
After being taken by the Germans convinced others that they still had the lead in developing a fission weapon. It all started with the “Hungarian conspiracy” that had everyone convinced that the creation of a nuclear bomb was possible, but that the German government was already doing research in this field of study on such a weapon. To the rest of the world, the thought of Adolf Hitler might be the first to gain control of a weapon this destructive would be terrifying to the United States. Right, then they decided that the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt must be warned about the dangers and that the United States must begin its research department. As the planned gave way, Einstein was to write a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt about the possibilities and dangers of the atomic weapons, and later was taken to the president.
Einstein’s education was unconventional for a person who was to become a success. Early on, he was failing a large number of his courses; and he transferred from a German school at age fifteen to a Swiss school, so that he could avoid compulsive military service in the German armed forces. By the age of sixteen, he officially became a school dropout. His grade school principle made the statement to his parents, “it didn’t matter what profession the boy prepared for because he wo...
When comparing two leaders, people tend to look at the characteristics, or leadership, traits that the person has. Even if the two people seem like an unlikely pair, it is the traits that prove the similarities. Courage, confidence and initiative are traits that both Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States, and Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist, demonstrated during their time of leadership.
Henry David Thoreau’s work on civil disobedience in 1849 paved way for Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. His work stated that if you don’t like what is being done then don’t just say you want change be the change you want to see. In the case of Rosa Parks she didn’t find it right she had to sit in the back of the bus so she didn’t sit in the back. Then she was put into jail. After people heard about Rosa Parks they stood up and started protecting.
“People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in, “ once said by Rosa Park. Rosa Park inspired many people with how she handled her life. She gave other African Americans the courage to stand up and tell how they felt. Conflict allows people to create unity, express emotions, and speaking opinions. The Civil Rights Movements conflict caused more good than bad, and allowed society to create unity, express emotions, and speak their opinions.
When it come to be publicly acknowledged that the United States government planned on using atomic bombs to fight the war against Japan, a group of scientists who had worked on the atomic bomb for many years, felt the need to protest the idea. Leo Szilard who was a head of the group of scientists came up with a petition for the president for his associated scientists to look over. In his petition he asked the President “to rule that the United States shall not, in the present phase of the war, resort to the use of atomic bombs” (Szilard, par. 1). Szilard’s thoughts mentioned in the petition sought the strength and persuasion needed to sway the President that the use of the atomic bomb was uncalled for because of the shortage of facts presented, their poor reasoning found in the writing, and the failure to communicate the significance that their arguments held in the decision.
Every great revolution and civilization starts with a distinguished leader. But what really makes a leader successful. During the civil rights movement, there were many triumphant leaders with countless numbers of beliefs, but Martin Luther King Jr. was the most powerful of them all. What influenced him to be successful? The very basis of Martin Luther King Jr.’s success as a civil rights leader was his peaceful philosophies and protests; to meet violence with nonviolence.
This major concern was further compounded by a letter received by President Roosevelt from Einstein. The letter focused on recent research that could potentially produce powerful bombs and Einstein’s belief that the German government was actively pursuing the research (AJ, 2015). This letter both expressed the seriousness of the problem presented as well as a possible solution.
Einstein’s theories & his equation E=mc2 helped form the basis in creating the atomic bomb in the 1930s. By the urging of Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard in 1939, Einstein wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt asking him to approve the funding for the development of uranium before Germany could get it in. In 1940, Einstein became a US citizen, but kept his Swiss citizenship, & he ask to never participate in the Manhattan Project, but the US government suspected his socialist & pacifist views. Einstein declined an offer to become president of Israel from Israel’s premier
Few people in this world have played a pivotal role in history quite like Albert Einstein. The word genius is a common used when referring to Einstein, little is it known that he failed an entrance exam to a Swiss polytechnic school. Although he did not pass that exam he did not let that deter him from achieving his goal, he became a teacher in physics and mathematics, lecturing all across Europe. He contributed beyond the fields of science and math, spending 10 years of his life traveling and lecturing on the evils of armed conflict. Einstein also formed part of the League of Nations which aimed at preventing future wars. If Albert Einstein would not have warned the U.S. of German plans for an atomic bomb, we might all have lived under Nazi
Albert Einstein is a famous scientist known for his Theory of Relativity and his famous formula E=mc2. Einstein sent a letter to the white house warning the US about uranium being used to create weapons of mass destruction. Einstein’s point of view is that these weapons are extremely powerful and the US needs to be warned about them.